One man and one dog, wandering in the world of Monster Hunter

Unlike Yanhuo Village where there are few hunters and the village defense depends entirely on the village guards, there are quite a few hunters coming and going in Jieyun Village, and many of them are novice hunters wearing protective gear unique to Jieyun Village.

It is a completely different style of equipment from the Flame Set. Compared to the handsome and flirtatious Flame Set, the Jieyun Set's huge hat worn on the head is more than one level higher than the Flame Set, giving people a feeling that everyone is a swordsman.

However, among the hunters passing by, very few of them carried a katana as a weapon.

Link, who had been trained by his instructors, naturally knew why this happened. The katana was the most difficult weapon to learn among hunters, and it was even more difficult to master it. Hunter apprentices might only learn for three to five days before switching to other weapons. This was one of the reasons why katana hunters were so rare.

Another reason is that in some villages even the instructors may not know how to use this weapon.

The katana is difficult to use, learning the katana is even more difficult, and using the katana to hunt monsters is even more difficult.

More novice hunters still use weapons such as the one-handed sword, which can be used for both offense and defense.

"Um, is your dog a hound? It looks so cute, can I pet it?"

Just as Link was about to find a restaurant and call Huoya and Shuiyun to eat together, a somewhat timid voice interrupted his thoughts.

Link turned his head and looked at the person who had approached him.

The man was wearing a standard Jieyun suit, with a signature one-handed sword and shield, and he was obviously a novice hunter.

Still a girl.

The girl looks pretty good. If we were to rate beauties, Huoya Shuiyun would get a full score of 10, and Village Chief Jieyun would get 9.5 points for her mature temperament, then this girl would only get 8 points.

"Girl, what's with your eyes? Didn't you see that other people would stay away from this kind of large hound? What do you mean by rushing up to chat with it?"

"It's okay, you can touch it if you want. My matsutake has a good temper."

Although what he thought and said were completely different, Link did not reject the novice girl's suggestion and let her touch him as she pleased.

It's not like you're touching yourself, so you won't lose any flesh.

"Really? That's great."

The hunter girl immediately pounced on him excitedly and hugged his neck fiercely with such great force that the dog rolled his eyes.

"Wow, it's a real hound. Is it called Matsutake? It's so cute. I've always wanted to raise one, but unfortunately..."

As the hunter girl spoke, her voice lowered.

"It's a pity that they eat too much. You can't afford to feed them, right?"

A smiling voice interrupted the girl's sigh and said the rest of her sentence.

The visitor was wearing the same outfit as the girl. He was a human male, tall, carrying a heavy long-handled hammer on his back. The sunlight shone on his brown hair, reflecting a golden glow, and there was a gentle smile on the corner of his mouth.

The hunter girl looked back at the man and pouted slightly.

"Hate it, Barrus, you're the only one who talks too much."

Barus ignored the girl's complaints and gave Link an apologetic smile.

"I'm sorry to have embarrassed you. My name is Barus, and this reckless guy is Emily. We just became hunters not long ago and are companions in the same training period. We were in the middle of training, but when this guy saw the Fanghound, he rushed over and I couldn't hold him back."

Link nodded. From the way this girl had just spoken to him, he guessed that this guy was either a social big shot or a reckless person. Now after Barus' introduction, it was obvious that she belonged to the latter.

As for the training that Barus mentioned, Link was very familiar with it.

Some villages usually have one or two senior hunters assigned by the Hunter's Guild as resident hunters. In addition to being responsible for dealing with monsters that may pose a threat to the village, one of their jobs is to teach newcomers and inject fresh blood into the Hunter's Guild.

One-on-one instruction from famous teachers in Yanhuo Village is a minority. Most hunters have one instructor with several apprentices, which is the case with Barus and Emily.

From Barus's calm tone, it can be seen that their instructor has long been aware of Emily's character, so he specially assigned a reliable person to be her partner.

"It's okay, you're right. My name is Link, and this guy is called Matsutake. He eats a lot of it. Most hunters can't afford to keep him."

Link smiled and started chatting with Barus in a friendly manner, while Emily was petting the dog desperately. It was obvious that she was a senior dog lover.

"So Mr. Link is from Yanhuo Village. No wonder he brought a Fanghound with him. That's the birthplace of the Fanghound. How enviable."

There was sincerity in Barus's words, and it was obvious that he truly envied Link.

Although dogs eat a lot, it is an enviable thing for many hunters to have a companion who can help carry the luggage, which can greatly reduce the weight.

Not to mention that the Fanghound can track monsters with its sensitive nose.

Not everyone can be like Link, who has so many props on him that he can turn hunting into a tracking game. He can capture the Blue Bear Beast by eating and drinking along the way.

The average novice hunter may not even be able to afford a guide insect to track monsters.

You have to work hard on novice tasks for several months to collect enough money to buy props.

Sometimes, compared to the cheap and affordable novice hunter equipment, some props are more expensive.

"Haha, Mr. Link, it's a pleasure chatting with you. Although I really want to continue chatting, I have to go collect some bamboo shoots with Emily next. So I'll take my leave now."

After chatting for a while, seeing that Emily had almost finished petting the dog, Barus took Emily, who was still reluctant to leave, and said goodbye to Link.

"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that's great, a man and a woman working together, the work isn't tiring, it's really enviable."

Looking at the backs of the man and the woman walking away, Link rubbed Matsutake's dog's head, straightened the messy hair, and continued to wander around the village.

As for the two cats, Honey and Milu, they ran away when they met Emily, leaving the dog alone to be ravaged by the dog-stroking maniac.

Jieyun Village is not big. While wandering around, Link saw Honey go to a restaurant to work as an assistant. It seemed that she wanted to learn some other cooking skills.

Milu ran to a blacksmith shop that specialized in making equipment for Felynx. The owner of the blacksmith shop was also a Felynx. The two cats were chatting animatedly, and no one knew what they were going to do.

Link, on the other hand, came to a shop that used flying dragon shell eggs as cooking pots.

This is also the egg pot dish mentioned earlier.

It’s called egg pot cooking, but it’s just fried rice made in this big dragon egg pot.

The name sounds nice, but the taste is just average. As for why Link came here to eat a fried rice that tasted just average...

When traveling, I just want to be lazy and don’t want to cook.

Although Jieyun Village’s specialty cat rice is a drink served in the hot spring hotel, the villagers certainly cannot survive by drinking water alone. There are still many things they can eat, and the fried rice here is one of them.